Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/02/2009 -- Pressmart Media Ltd, (http://www.pressmart.com) – a global leader in the digital publishing and delivery solutions, today announced the launch of “Pressmart-Indonesia Print Media Awards (IPMA)” in a bid to recognize the best publishing houses in Indonesia over the calendar year 2009, just after associating with the magazine publishers in Singapore, for its awards as the lead sponsor.

IPMA will be conferred annually starting February, 2010, is the exciting new competition created to promote magazines, tabloids and newspapers – both in print and digital and also encourage the publishing industry in Indonesia.

The Indonesian leading newspaper publisher’s association, Serikat Penerbit Suratkabar (SPS) Pusat will host the Pressmart-Indonesia Print Media Awards. The nominations are open to the registered members of the SPS and all other publications in Indonesia. IPMA finalist entries will be put in front of jury members led by Pressmart, SPS and highly reputed industry experts from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

SPS Chairman, Dahlan Iskan says: “The Pressmart-Indonesia Print Media Awards are unique in recognizing excellence, innovation and outstanding creative output throughout the print media supply chain. These awards will set new benchmarks, bring new insights and most importantly be an ideal learning opportunity for publishing houses to succeed in today’s uncertain economy."

“We are delighted to launch the first of its kind publishing awards in Indonesia” said Sanjiv Gupta, Chairman and CEO of Pressmart. "Most importantly, we want to recognize all of these inspirational print media houses and encourage the publishing industry in Indonesia for the amazing work that they do”.

About Pressmart
Pressmart powers the digital edition of publications from 47 countries on Web, Mobile, RSS, Podcast and other digital channels. Conversion, Hosting, Subscriptions, Ads and Analytics - all these are packaged in a single easy-to-use service. It all starts and ends with uploading pre-press PDF pages. It is also a preferred partner for premier publishing associations around the world and is a winner of several awards and recognitions for its product innovation. For more information, please visit http://www.pressmart.com.